Step 8: YOU'RE FINISHED

This is a very cost-effective way to create disposable visors for your Full-face style helmets. This is a good way to save money because these style helmets are generally at least a couple hundred dollars cheaper than the helmets with "proper visors". Most of the materials and tools you should have lying around the house (if you're reading this website you should have more than enough). It only takes about 20 minutes total. (not held responsible for any assumptions as to what it will protect you against or cuts, burns, harm you receive during the process) (ALSO, this is not tested for extreme conditions)

<p>Guaranteed to melt your face in case of fire !</p><p>Better use a pair of motocross/ski goggles.</p>

I might use this for a replica halo helmet visor thanks

Thanks for sharing!

Don't make the water too hot. PET plastic -- which the bottle is probably made from -- shrinks if heated up too much. So don't put it into the dishwasher either. if you have an extra bottle around, put it in the sink and pour boiling water on it. It'll shrink and shrivel.

To remove the residue, try Goo-Gone or a similar product. If the adhesive is petroleum-based, butter, margarine, oil, may also work. Let it sit for awhile, remove whatever it loosens, repeat as needed. That way you don't get any scratches.

An original equipment face sheild for my helmets costs $70 and I use it to protect my face and EYES! <br>I'm not convinced trusting this job to a pop bottle is a good idea.

so.... if i want a black visor....then what??

ALSO! Here is a pic of the helmet with the logging style face shield cut to size, with velcro applied like my 'ible said and tinted.

Get window tint from Canadian Tire or your local auto glass shop and follow the instructions or ask for a quick play by play on how to apply it. It's extremely easy since the visor is flat when applied. Limo tint is an adequate darkness and is very easy to see out of. All you need to apply the tint on such a small scale is a mild soapy solution in a spray bottle, a credit card or something similar (hard, flat edge) and some lint free cloths. Here's the only shot of mine tinted.

You guys want Snell not SHELL helmets. These are helmets certified with Snell. <br>http://www.smf.org/cert.html <br> <br>Goes from bicycles to motorcycles

&nbsp;I have seen DOT helmets fail under normal highway speed crashes. Try to find one that is SHELL rated. These are put to much higher standards than DOT and I personally have never seen one fail even under extreme crashes. I figure if the NASCAR pros won't use DOT and only use SHELL it must be pretty good.

I&nbsp;have never heard of SHELL but am very interested.&nbsp; I own a motorcycle now and have a regular &quot;cheap&quot; (300$ is NOT cheap to me...) DOT helmet, which I'm led to believe is safe for one good crash.&nbsp; I&nbsp;probably will do research, but from what you know, what are the main differences that make SHELL safer and more desirable than DOT certified helmets? They're probably more expensive, but you can't put a price on safety. &nbsp;I&nbsp;also wonder about their availability, because I&nbsp;frequent the local bike showrooms and shops and they have never mentioned SHELL (what does it stand for by the way?).&nbsp; Until I hear back, google will be my friend. <br />

For the sake of safety... All helmets should be replaced after one crash...

I'm sorry but my memory has been fading some with age. What I meant was SNELL. This is an independent testing group and they test helmets to a much higher standard than DOT. They will not be cheap but as you say what price safety.

I do not like the idea as a full face mask replacement, but other ideas spring to mind:
1) Formula 1 / motorcycle race "tear-off" visor protectors: A 90$/€ polycarbonate visor is protected by a 20 cent transparent semi-rigid plastic sheet
2) Add on sun visor: Create this as a 5-10 cm "ribbon" across the top of the visor (or add on for a non visor helmet) and add a layer of car window tint (the self gluing type) so that you can pull down a soft plastic screen over the top of the visor or add a sort of "peak" to give your eyes extra protection.
Finally, there is a company in Germany who makes this sort of thing as a 3 cm strip that installs into the helmet just in front of the eyes as a fixed sunvisor. This would be almost free compared to the commercial offering, and being soft plastic would reduce injury in case of an accident (I would still prefer installing it over the standard visor as an extra protection).

Wow. That <em>is</em> a badass helmet.<br/>

well, thank you, I think I might invest in an Icaro helmet instead of this... now those are badass

wow nice !

I'd be worried about 85 mph pebble durability personally.
My eyes and time are worth the $30 it costs for a rated visor. How bout a how-to on mounting a real visor?
Great idea though.

I have graduated from pop bottles, and have experimented using replacement lathe face shields, and am now on a flexible, logging style face shield, and have rigged it to flip up and down on a pivot. The lathe shield failed miserably on a 75 km/h crash when it shattered on me (no face/eye damage), and this logging shield is working perfectly, seeing as my most recent crash was with it installed, and I managed to dislocate my shoulder, but not break this newer visor (which hit the concrete also) I will do an instructable on the full visor that is currently working very well for me when I can use my arm again, and I'll include how to tint it also, i'll have this all up in a couple of months

i have one that i use for 4 wheeler and mx and this sounds pretty cool plus 1 rating!

haha you read my mind. I need a full face mask cause I messed my face up last time I was bombing a hill lol